Kids/ Tattoos - What Age is Acceptable

[Shawnee123]

[BlacKat1980]

Originally Posted by Ibram

You had to google "pwned"? That's sad, my friend.

Thanks...I had to look it up too. However, I dont think it's sad. I think it's sad that proper writing has gone to shit, whatever happened to using words that already exist instead of making up crappy words..?

[BlacKat1980]

I believe people should be waiting until 18yo before getting tatts or piercings, although piercings can be removed any time. By the time I was 16 I had a total of 5 piercings in each ear (now only have 2) and I had my first body piercing at age 16 (it is legal here at that age) but didn't have the sense to research first so ended up getting a dodgy naval piercing by a dodgy tattooist that shouldn't have been piercing at all! Years later I was forced to take it out, due to the poor way it was done, and decided to have it re-done properly. I got a tattoo at age 21 after getting my mum to do the design so that it would be personalised to me and still waited 2 years before having it done.
Years later I had my tongue pierced on a whim and have not regretted it and then thought for a good 7months before having a vaginal piercing.

My partner has multiple tattoos (back, shoulder and legs) and piercings (7 around his face as well as both nipples and penis). One tattoo was done to cover up a bad home job from when he was a teenager and he doesn't regret any that he has now (15 years after the first) he wants at least one more tattoo and another piercing at age 30.

On the other hand my brother had had his tiongue pierced twice by the time he was 14 years old and got his first tattoo with mum's permission at age 16. He is still not 17 and has a large tattoo of the grim reaper on his shoulder blade as well as a few other body piercings. I do think that he'll regret the grim reaper tattoo when he's older as it isn't something that represents him or his life (his first is chinese writing - love, honesty) and knowing my brother as well as I do I know he'll wish he never had that one done.

By no means are we bad people or 'horrible' looking. Only shallow minded people judge on first looks.

[Iggy]

Originally Posted by BlacKat1980

Years later I had my tongue pierced on a whim and have not regretted it and then thought for a good 7months before having a vaginal piercing.

I was always too scared to get a vaginal piercing. I would think that would really hurt! Besides, I didn't like the idea of some strange person looking at my bits (other than my gynocologist). Do you like it? What part did you get pierced? I was just curious... I have been more fond of tattoos than piercings because I am allergic to all metal besides pure gold, which makes it expensive to get replacement jewelry. (the gold belly button ring I have now was $65, and that was the cheapest one!)

I had a bad experience before with piercings as well. I didn't think it would matter much when I got my belly button pierced and I didn't get pure gold. It remained unhealed and infected for a year and a half before I finally broke down and bought a gold ring. Since then I haven't had any problems. But now I know! Gold is the way to go!

[BlacKat1980]

I had clitoral hood done, it was just like getting belly done in way of pain and healing. It's a bit weird having to wash your vagina 2-3times daily tho. Hardest part was giving up sex for 2 weeks, I didn't really manage that one too well. If you have it done, go to someone who specialises in ONLY piercings, not tattoo's or cosmetics, they know exactly what they're doing and don't care what you look like naked cos that's what they see all day!
Believe me, I was scared shitless too but the lady who did it soon put me at ease.

I also am allergic to metal (mostly nickel) and have found I can use stainless/surgical steel and sterling silver. Have you tried those for your belly ring?

[dar512]

Originally Posted by BlacKat1980

Thanks...I had to look it up too. However, I dont think it's sad. I think it's sad that proper writing has gone to shit, whatever happened to using words that already exist instead of making up crappy words..?

That time never existed. New words have been coined from the very beginning. It's what makes the language dynamic and why Oxford and the rest add new words to the dictionary on a regular basis.

[Iggy]

I think it all depends on the person. I got my first tattoo when I was 16, and I never regret it. I got my second (the last one so far) when I was 17, and again, I never regret it. I had wanted them for a while however so I already knew that I would be happy with them for the rest of my life. I want more tattoos but for the time being they are too expensive. I have more important things to spend my money on (like college tuition).

There is a minimum age for a reason. There are very few people under the age of 18 that will be able to decide on something they can live with for the rest of their days. I happened to be one of them, at least in that aspect of my life. My tattoos help me remember things I do not want to forget and remind me of what my life use to be like. I have an iguana on my stomach surrounding my belly button (which is also pierced by the way) and a dragon on my lower back. No one except those that know me well will understand the significance of my tattoos, nor should they. But that doesn't make them any less important to me. I am 22.

On the subject of the 12 year old who gives blow jobs in the bathroom, I think there must be much that isn't known about her. I find it very difficult to fathom that she has not been abused in some way in order for her to choose those actions for herself. As was said before, children are very secretive about what happens when they are abused. The girl would not just volunteer that kind of information out to anyone who wanted to know.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Iggy

I got my first tattoo when I was 16, and I never regret it. I got my second (the last one so far) when I was 17, and again, I never regret it... I am 22.

I hope they continue to be positive and important reminders for you... but it'll be a lot more significant if you still don't regret them when you're 40.

[Bullitt]

16 or 17 ought to have steadfast parental approval as to what and where the tattoo is, beyond that (18 +) I think the parents should strongly advise but not have the last word. Meaning going with them, persuading the kid not to get a flying dragon with pink unicorns on his/her chest, making sure they use disposable needles and get a fresh one, the joint isn't in a seedy part of town, etc.
Learning to live with your decisions (big mistakes included) is an essential part of entering adulthood in my book.

The best tattoo I ever saw was a pair of Achilles heels in the Madrid metro .

Stop pondering , and try to see .

[dar512]

Originally Posted by Buddug

The best tattoo I ever saw was a pair of Achilles heels in the Madrid metro .

Stop pondering , and try to see .

There was an arrow in them or what? How did you know they were Achilles heels?

[lookout123]

the more recent of my two tattoos is 9 years old now. no regrets ever. i will most likely add to them, but I only trust one person to put ink in my skin and i don't see him but once every 3/4 years.

if you are getting a tattoo because it is cool or all your friends have them... you're screwed. if you want one because you want one and you know what you want before you get to the shop, you'll probably be just fine. if not, you can always have it redone/altered.

[Brooke of the Land]

I got my first tattoo on my 18th birthday. I've always been a straight-A student, gotten along with my parents, and have never been in any real kind of trouble. I gave the design/idea for it months of thought, I told my parents I was getting it done, did not try to hide it from anyone. I do not regret it at all.

Tattoos are just another form of expression, much like art or music. If you don't like rap, you don't listen to it. If you don't like tattoos, don't get one. It's as simple as that.

I do believe that there is a too young age. Aside from the fact that the child will have to live with it for the rest of his/her life, have you considered the pain factor? A 15 year old going through the pain of a tattoo? Umm, no please. Thanks.

[xoxoxoBruce]

As an aside.....The difference between people that have tattoos and people that don't? The people that do, don't care that the people that don't, don't.

[DucksNuts]

I always screw that up when I try and say it Bruce.